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The Gen Z stare, the fake smile and what research says about both
You ask the young person behind the counter how their day’s going, and you get...
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Practising uncertainty, and why getting comfortable with not knowing is a skill
Will the test results come back clear? Will the savings last? Will the kids settle...
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What new research says about ultra-processed food and bowel cancer
Sausages, soft drinks, packaged bread and breakfast cereal all sit in the same box marked...
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What to eat first thing in the morning, and 10 good things to start with
Most older New Zealanders are breakfast people. In the 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey,...
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Netsafe warns shoppers to check before they click as Black Friday nears
Online shopping scam reports to Netsafe fell in September, but the online safety organisation expects...
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More than 200 Kiwis are hurt in the garden every day
Spring is when the garden wakes up, and when many of us attack it like...
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Moving home without doing it all yourself
Emptying a kitchen means handling everything from dinner plates to the contents of the cutlery...
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Sam Cane backs Hit Kit, a first-response kit for head knocks
ACC received 12,455 new sport concussion claims in 2025, and paid $89.9 million that year...
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Why do my legs tingle?
Pins and needles usually mean you’ve sat on a nerve. When the feeling keeps coming...
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